The bar chart compares the proportion of university students choosing various science subjects in 1992 and 2012.
Overall, it is clear that the figure for males experienced a decline across the period, whereas females showed an upward trend. Regarding the science subjects, biology was the most preferred choice, despite seeing a significant decrease by 2012, while the opposite was true for computer science.
In terms of the specific disciplines, biology had the highest figure at approximately 56% in 1992, but fell significantly to nearly 38% in 2012. On the other hand, computer science experienced the most significant growth, with its figure rising from roughly 21% to 42% over the 20-year period.Meanwhile, the percentage of students choosing physics remained relatively stable, experiencing only a marginal drop from 23% to 20%. Shifting the focus to the gender breakdown, the percentage of male students started at 65% in 1992, but dropped to 50% at the end of the period. Conversely, the figure for female students grew from around 31% to 45% during the period.